Oracle and AT&T extend cloud agreement with new deal

The move is designed to give new capacity and capabilities for AT&T’s database and application workloads running in Oracle Cloud

Oracle has extended its cloud agreement with AT&T in a new five-year deal.

The cloud giant says the move will give new capacity and capabilities for AT&T's database and application workloads running in Oracle Cloud.

This includes building on its use of enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer experience (CX) management, and Oracle's cloud infrastructure (OCI) offering.

"AT&T's cloud transition is a critical initiative for our business," said Jon Summers, senior vice president of information technology at AT&T.

"We've worked closely with Oracle on some of our toughest technology challenges over the years, and we're excited to renew this collaboration for another five years."

As part of the move, ERP will enable AT&T to eliminate manual processes as part of the company's ongoing financial and supply chain transformation.

Access to Oracle's portfolio will expand the use of Oracle Cloud CX, while OCI services will support AT&T's IT modernisation and data centre consolidation.

Jonathan Tikochinsky, executive vice president of the strategic clients group at Oracle, said: "AT&T is continually reinventing itself to better connect people and businesses, and we're proud to extend our partnership to support that connectivity.

"By using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Fusion Applications, AT&T is able to continue scaling globally and adapting to the evolving telecommunications market."